Better Butter from AGA Smör
“WITH ENOUGH BUTTER, anything is good,” Julia Child once famously declared. Anika Gusterman Amon, founder of Santa Fe’s AGA Smör, doesn’t just agree, she’s built a business on pushing that idea…
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Rio Lucero Farms Sets the Table
EMMA PATTERSON, A 29-YEAR-OLD professional skier, never set out to build a restaurant. “It was never like, Oh, this is our ultimate goal,” she says of Rio Lucero Farms, which she and her father, Doug…
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Detour-Worthy Roadside Sculptures
Big Bird, Las Cruces Forget speedy cartoon roadrunners. Artist Olin Calk’s 20-foot-tall, one-ton Big Bird sculpture, west of Las Cruces off I-10, is made entirely of tossed sneakers, dead cell…
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Meow Wolf’s House of Eternal Return at 10
INSIDE MEOW WOLF’s House of Eternal Return, the lobby goes dark, swallowing the doorway behind you. As your eyes adjust, a glowing two-story house appears with every window lit. To the right sits a…
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Shroomami Packs an Umami Punch
MEREYA BLANCO AND Justin Smurawa of Midnight Disco Fungi are here to turn up the flavor on everything from weeknight dinners to movie-night popcorn with mushroom-powdered seasoning blends. The…
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Izanami’s Happiest Hours
THE SERVER ARRIVES with a bottle of Chokaisan Junmai Daiginjo Nama sake and a look of knowing anticipation. He sets down a glass, leans in slightly, and begins to chant as he fills it…
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Route 66 Public Art Stops
RUN, Gallup Two days before Robert Wilson learned the city of Gallup wanted him to create a sculpture on Route 66, the mixed-media artist was chasing a pair of jackrabbits along the trails of…
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Meet Route 66 Remixed Artist Akilah Martinez
THE DINÉ ARTIST and first-place winner in the 2025 MIT Reality Hack competition founded Glittering World Girl to use technology to foster cultural revitalization. As part of the Route 66 Remixed…
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Juliette Brings Stylish Dining to Taos
THERE’S A NEW REASON to linger in Taos. Inside the year-old, design-forward Hotel Willa, Juliette didn’t just fill a gap in the Taos dining scene, it’s redefining what’s possible here. As you enter…
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